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Mo. House passes death penalty study

Marshall Griffin, KWMUJEFFERSON CITY, MO (2009-05-13) The Missouri House has passed a crime bill that includes authorizing a commission to study the use of the death penalty in the state.The original amendment called for a moratorium on executions in Missouri while the study is conducted, but it was stripped out on a mostly party-line vote.State Representative Kenny Jones (R, California) was sheriff of Moniteau County in 1991 when his wife and three deputies were murdered in a shooting rampage. He says supporting a moratorium equates to being soft on crime."Often we don't think about those victims of murders...it's just not only the victims, but the families that are affected throughout their lifetime," Jones said.Fellow Republican Bill Deeken of Jefferson City had sponsored the moratorium...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on May 15, 2009 (boomark / email).